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Intel Core i5 660

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C vs 62.5 °C More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature
Lower typical power consumption 59.31W vs 77.19W Around 25% lower typical power consumption
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.33 MB/core More than 50% more l3 cache per core
Lower annual home energy cost 17.59 $/year vs 22.89 $/year Around 25% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 63.95 $/year vs 83.22 $/year Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Significantly higher turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Around 15% higher turbo clock speed
Much more l2 cache 6 MB vs 1 MB 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.33 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
More l3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More cores 6 vs 2 Three times as many cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Newer Oct, 2012 vs Jan, 2010 Release date over 2 years later
Significantly better performance per dollar 8.99 pt/$ vs 3.85 pt/$ More than 2.2x better performance per dollar
More threads 6 vs 4 2 more threads
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 7,871 vs 4,943 Around 60% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Better geekbench 3 AES single core score 2,290,000 MB/s vs 1,640,000 MB/s Around 40% better geekbench 3 AES single core score
Better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 7,447 vs 4,925 More than 50% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.81 GHz vs 3.33 GHz Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 660 vs FX 6300

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 660
4,943
FX 6300
7,871

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 660
2,268
FX 6300
2,053

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 660
1,640,000 MB/s
FX 6300
2,290,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 660
4,925
FX 6300
7,447

GeekBench

Core i5 660
5,664
FX 6300
9,503

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i5 660
3,280
FX 6300
6,080

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 660
3,263
FX 6300
6,444

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 660
1,379
FX 6300
1,446

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 660  vs
FX 6300 
Clock speed 3.33 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores Dual core Hexa core
Socket type
LGA 1156
AM3+
Is unlocked No Yes

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
ABM
BMI1
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 73W 95W
Annual home energy cost 17.59 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 63.95 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 9.33 pt/W 9.93 pt/W
Typical power consumption 59.31W 77.19W

details

 Core i5 660  vs
FX 6300 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 6
L2 cache 1 MB 6 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.33 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Transistor count 382,000,000 1,200,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 25 20
Voltage range 0.65 - 1.4V 0.8 - 1.43V
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C Unknown - 62.5°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 4.63 GHz 4.77 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.33 GHz 4.81 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.63 GHz 4.77 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics N/A
Number of displays supported 2 N/A
GPU clock speed 733 MHz N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s
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